Table 3.
Adjusteda Prevalence Differences Among Asians, U.S., BRFSS, 2013–2015
| Characteristics | White, % (95% Cl) | Asian,b % (95% Cl) | Asian Indian, % (95% Cl) | Chinese, % (95% Cl) | Filipino, % (95% Cl) | Japanese, % (95% Cl) | Korean, % (95% Cl) | Vietnamese, % (95% Cl) | Other Asian, % (95% Cl) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 42.5 (42.3, 42.7) | 46.0 (44.7, 47.4)c | 42.7 (39.9, 45.4) | 38.9 (35.8, 42.0)c | 48.2 (44.3, 52.1)c,d,e | 44.0 (39.2, 48.8) | 41.7 (35.9, 47.7) | 49.5 (42.7, 56.4)c,e | 45.1 (42.5, 47.8)e |
| Age | |||||||||
| 18–49 years | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| 50–64 years | 6.1 (5.6,6.6) | 5.3 (1.7,9.0) | 7.8 (0.7,15.0) | 6.7 (−1.3,14.8) | −0.8 (−10.3,8.8) | 11.8 (0.9,22.8)f | −1.7 (−19.2, 15.9)f | 9.3 (−8.2, 26.9)f | 3.1 (−3.9, 10.1) |
| ≥ 65 years | 18.3 (17.7,18.9) | 20.1 (14.5,25.6) | 24.6 (12.6,36.6)f | 27.7 (13.8,41.6)f | 3.8 (−11.7,19.4)f | 19.2 (5.1,33.3)f | 19.9 (−6.2, 45.9)f | 27.0 (0.7, 53.2)f | 13.5 (2.9, 24.1)f |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Female | 3.9 (3.5,4.2) | 6.3 (3.4,9.3) | 5.1 (−0.5, 10.8) | 5.4 (−0.4, 11.3) | 0.2 (−7.6,7.9) | 8.1 (−0.1,16.4) | 10.9 (−0.3, 22.1)f | −2.8 (−15.2,9.5)f | 8.4 (3.4,13.4) |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Married | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | −1.8 (−2.3, −1.3) | −3.3 (−8.4, 1.9) | 3.0 (−9.3, 15.4)f | −1.5 (−13.3, 10.2)f | −5.8 (−17.7,6.0)f | −8.1 (−19.4,3.2)f | 5.1 (−14.5,24.6)f | 1.3 (−20.6, 23.3)f | −5.8 (−15.9,4.3)f |
| Never married | −3.2 (−3.8, −2.6) | −1.8 (−5.1,1.5) | −1.9 (−8.6, 4.9) | 1.9 (−5.6, 9.3) | −7.5 (−17.4,2.3) | −10.7 (−21.3, −0.0)f | 5.3 (−7.2,17.7)f | −7.8 (−21.5,5.8)f | 1.3 (−4.4, 7.1) |
| Education level | |||||||||
| Less than high school | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| High school graduate | 1.6 (0.7,2.5) | −0.6 (−9.4, 8.2) | 10.6 (−4.7, 25.9)f | −14.7 (−37.0,7.5)f | −18.5 (−36.4, −0.6)f | 3.0 (−22.4,28.3)f | −6.7 (−47.2,33.7)f | 33.6 (12.0,55.2)f | −2.3 (−16.7,12.0)f |
| Some college/technical school | 5.3 (4.4,6.2) | −3.6 (−12.1,5.0) | 5.0 (−10.8,20.7)f | −17.9 (−39.7, 3.9)f | −17.1 (−34.3, 0.0)f | 13.6 (−10.9,38.2)f | −14.7 (−55.0, 25.6)f | 15.6 (−4.7, 36.0)f | −5.2 (−19.1,8.6)f |
| College degree/higher education | 12.7 (11.8,13.6) | −0.2 (−8.4, 8.1) | 8.7 (−4.7, 22.0)f | −14.3 (−34.7, 6.0)f | −3.8 (−20.2, 12.6)f | 10.2 (−14.6,34.9)f | 2.1 (−37.8,42.1)f | 25.2 (5.7,44.8)f | −3.3 (−16.7,10.1)f |
| Employment | |||||||||
| Employed | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Unemployed | −1.1 (−2.5, 0.4) | −6.8 (−14.5,1.0) | −8.4 (−22.7, 5.9)f | 3.6 (−13.5, 20.7)f | 4.6 (−16.6,25.8)f | 5.6 (−24.5,35.7)f | 8.6 (−19.9,37.0)f | −21.7 (−46.5, 3.2)f | −15.0 (−28.3, −1.7)f |
| Not in work force | 3.4 (2.9,3.9) | 0.0 (−3.5, 3.6) | 4.8 (−2.5, 12.1) | −3.8 (−11.4, 3.8) | 4.1 (−6.2, 14.4)f | 7.5 (−3.4, 18.5)f | −0.8 (−13.7, 12.2)f | −4.6 (−20.5, 11.3)f | −0.9 (−7.0,5.3) |
| Annual household income | |||||||||
| <$20,000 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| $20,000–$49,999 | 1.2 (0.6,1.9) | 0.8 (−4.0, 5.5) | 0.9 (−11.1,12.8)f | −4.9 (−16.7,6.8)f | 4.3 (−6.6, 15.2)f | −1.2 (−16.3,14.0)f | −11.3 (−28.0, 5.4)f | −8.7 (−27.5,10.1)f | 5.2 (−2.7, 13.1) |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 2.2 (1.4,2.9) | 0.5 (−4.8, 5.7) | 2.9 (−9.6, 15.4)f | −0.6 (−13.1,12.0)f | 3.6 (−9.6, 16.7)f | 3.4 (−12.7, 19.4)f | −0.6 (−22.6, 21.4)f | −1.9 (−24.5,20.7)f | −5.0 (−14.0,4.0) |
| ≥$75,000 | 4.4 (3.6,5.2) | 7.2 (2.2,12.2) | 6.8 (−5.6, 19.1)f | 3.6 (−8.2, 15.3)f | 10.1 (−1.8, 22.1)f | 2.1 (−14.4,18.6)f | 2.2 (−16.1,20.5)f | 2.1 (−19.5,23.6)f | 12.6 (3.7,21.5) |
| Perceived health | |||||||||
| Excellent/very good/good | −2.7 (−3.7, −1.8) | −4.0 (−14.3,6.3)f | −6.4 (−30.0, 17.2)f | 3.9 (−35.6, 43.5)f | 2.6 (−16.8,21.9)f | −4.6 (−21.2,12.1)f | −21.0 (−65.9, 24.0)f | −19.1 (−61.1,22.9)f | −3.2 (−19.4,12.9)f |
| Fair | −1.3 (−2.3, −0.2) | −8.0 (−19.2,3.1)f | −11.8 (−37.5,13.9)f | −3.1 (−44.3, 38.2)f | 5.4 (−16.3,27.0)f | −5.0 (−23.5, 13.4)f | −27.9 (−77.5,21.7)f | −7.8 (−54.4, 38.8)f | −14.8 (−32.3, 2.7)f |
| Poor | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Have medical insurance | |||||||||
| Yes | 14.4 (13.6,15.2) | 11.6 (6.9,16.3) | 4.2 (−6.4, 14.8)f | 22.8 (14.5,31.2) | 18.7 (6.7,30.6)f | 21.1 (−3.3, 45.5)f | 7.1 (−9.3, 23.5)f | −4.2 (−23.5, 15.1)f | 10.4 (2.3,18.4) |
| No | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Have personal healthcare provider | |||||||||
| Yes | 9.5 (8.9,10.2) | 11.6 (8.1,15.2) | 7.1 (−0.5, 14.8) | 12.4 (5.0,19.9) | 16.1 (5.1,27.1)f | −1.2 (−14.1,11.7)f | 12.4 (−0.7, 25.4)f | 16.7 (2.7,30.8)f | 12.9 (6.5,19.3) |
| No | Ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Time since last routine checkup | |||||||||
| <1 year | 13.1 (12.6,13.5) | 9.6 (6.5,12.6) | 7.6 (1.6,13.6) | 6.1 (−0.4,12.6) | 16.7 (8.0,25.4) | 4.2 (−4.9,13.3) | 4.5 (−7.2,16.2)f | 10.4 (−2.0,22.8)f | 12.7 (7.0,18.4) |
| ≥1 year | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| Certain chronic conditionsg | |||||||||
| Yes | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref |
| No | −6.5 (−7.0,−6.1) | −5.8 (−9.7,−1.9) | −3.3 (−10.8,4.2) | −13.3 (−23.0,−3.6) | 2.0 (−7.3,11.3) | −17.7 (−27.7, −7.7)f | 14.7 (1.6,27.9)f | 7.5 (−12.4,27.5)f | −8.8 (−16.2,−1.5) |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05) by t-test comparing sociodemographic and access-to-care variables to their respective reference levels.
Adjusted for all sociodemographic and access-to-care variables included in the table using muitivariabie logistic regression model (s).
Refers to aggregated data across all Asian ethnicities. Race/ethnicity was categorized as Hispanic or Latino, black, white, Asian, and “other.” Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino might be of any race. Persons identified as black, white, Asian, or other race are non-Hispanic. “Other” includes American Indian/Alaska Native and persons who identified multiple races. The five racial/ethnic categories are mutually exclusive. Asian ethnicities were defined as Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Other Asian.
p<0.05 by t-test (comparing against white).
p<0.05 by t-test (comparing against Asian Indian).
p<0.05 by t-test (comparing against Chinese).
Estimate is not reliable because CI half-width is >10.
People with certain chronic conditions include those with asthma, diabetes, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or cancers other than skin cancer. BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.